May 11 - Sun Death, Supernova Safe Distance

May 11 Sun Death, Supernova Safe Distance by:

What will happen when our sun dies? It won't happen soon, not for another 5 billion years. Our sun's fate, here. What’s a safe distance between us and a supernova? Our sun won't become one. But how many potentially exploding stars are located within an unsafe distance? Jupiter rising, Venus setting They're the sky's 2 brightest planets, and they hang on either side of your sky now - Jupiter in the east and Venus in the west - shortly after sunset.  This weekend … Moon and Mercury before sunrise Best morning apparition of Mercury for 2018 in the Southern Hemisphere ... worst in the Northern Hemisphere.

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This weekend … Moon and Mercury before sunrise For the whole Earth, the moon will sweep past Mercury before sunrise on these dates. This chart shows the Southern Hemisphere view.

Jupiter rising, Venus setting As if on 2 ends of a seesaw - as Earth spins under your sky - Jupiter rises, while Venus sets. Photos taken May 9 by Peter Lowenstein in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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